‘Let the celebrations begin’: Fans go berserk as Gujarat win their maiden Indian T20 League title
Hardik Pandya-David Miller (Image Source: BCCI/IPL)
The summit clash of the Indian T20 League 2022 took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad between Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Rajasthan won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashshasvi Jaiswal (22 of 16) gave them a blazing start before he was dismissed in the 4th over of the innings. The score of Rajasthan when Jaiswal was dismissed was 32 for 1 in 4 overs. After this, batting got tougher on a pitch that kept getting slower with the progress of the match. Big names in the Rajasthan batting lineup like Sanju Samson (14 of 11) and Shimron Hetmyer (11 of 12) failed to get going on the sticky wicket with spongy bounce. Jos Buttler battled out in the middle and batted till the 13th over of the innings. He scored 39 runs off 35 balls before being dismissed by Hardik Pandya. It was a decent knock given the nature of the pitch. Some handy contributions by Riyan Parag (15 of 15) and Trent Boult (11 of7) toward the end of the innings helped Rajasthan reach a fighting total of 130 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Hardik Pandya bowled in a great rhythm and was the pick of the bowlers of his team with 3 wickets for 17 runs from his 4 overs.
Gujarat was rocked early in their chase as Prasidh Krishna picked up the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha 9 5 of 7) in the second over of the innings. His wicket was soon followed by the dismissal of Matthew Wade (8 of 10) in the 5th over of the innings. Gujarat was struggling at 23 for 2 at this stage. Hardik Pandya walked into bat at this stage. He joined hands with Shubman Gill and the duo stabilized the Gujarat innings. They played out the initial phase slowly and then started to accelerate as they got an idea of the conditions. While the partnership of Hardik and Gill was taking the match away from Rajasthan, Yuzvendra Chahal provided them with the important breakthrough of Hardik Pandya. This broke the 63 runs partnership and kept Rajasthan in the match. Pandya played an important knock of 34 runs off 30 balls setting the foundation for his team.
Shubman Gill and David Miller ensured that no further slip-ups occur during the chase and took their team across the line. Gujarat won the match by 7 wickets with 11 balls to spare in the match. Shubman Gill (45 of 43) and David Miller (32 of 19) remained unbeaten till the end. Gujarat win their maiden title in their debut Indian T20 League title, while Rajasthan’s wait for their second title extends further from 14 years. The whole stadium erupted as the winning runs were scored by Gill for the home team and made the occasion a memorable.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match.
https://twitter.com/gujarat_titans/status/1530949482174906368?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1530942446774804481?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
Key Player of Gujarat Titans @rashidkhan_19 #IPL2022 #IPLFinal #GTvRR pic.twitter.com/KJkAle9KP9
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) May 29, 2022
What a clutch player, Hardik! And he isn’t spoken much about. What a captain, what a player!#GTvRR
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) May 29, 2022
Hardik Pandya is the first captain to score 25 runs and take 3 wickets in the final of a franchise-based T20 tournament.#IPLFinal #IPL2022 #GTvRR
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 29, 2022
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Captain's Knock – Part II, #NowLoading. #SeasonOfFirsts | #AavaDe | #GTvRR | #IPLFinal
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 29, 2022
Pandya has dropped one of the BEST performance in history of #IPL Finals #GTvRR
— SAKTHI シ (@itz_sakthi17) May 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/Shivangian10/status/1530967724771315712?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
https://twitter.com/Sportskeeda/status/1530969614682796033?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
https://twitter.com/SijuMoothedath/status/1530973168705638400?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
teams Gary Kirsten coaches tend to win big titles with a six #IPLFinal #GTvsRR #IPL2022
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 29, 2022
What an amazing season by @gujarat_titans. To bring together a new group of players & gel so quickly speaks volumes of great leadership on & off the field. Wonderful to see a packed house, this is what we love the most about this competition, the fans. Well done to @BCCI as well
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) May 29, 2022
It’s a tremendous achievement as newcomers! Congratulations @gujarat_titans and captain @hardikpandya7 on winning your maiden IPL trophy. #GTvRR #IPLFinal #IPL2022
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) May 29, 2022
What they said…#CHAMP1ONS https://t.co/8Y0jFgP0Ed
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/gujarat_titans/status/1530974657608056833?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
IPL Champions in debut season:
Rajasthan Royals – 2008
Gujarat Titans – 2022#IPL2022 #IPLFinal #GTvRR— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 29, 2022
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https://twitter.com/dhawal_kulkarni/status/1530975538231136259?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
@gujarat_titans were the real McCoy in #IPL2022
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) May 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/WisdenIndia/status/1530975121308909568?s=20&t=sTWvfdD6Z6eDu2jaXteqdw
Mocked for not having a strong team on paper at the begining of IPL
Surprised everyone with their performance and won the IPL.
Gujarat Titans have taught all of us an important lesson of life. #GTvsRR #TATAIPL 2022 pic.twitter.com/2sm2VLmARC
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 29, 2022
Congrats to @gujarat_titans – the entire team and the all the management esp #vikramsolanki & #AshishNehra ! Good entry in style into the IPL. #IPLFinals
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) May 29, 2022
Dream IPL debut for #GujaratTitans. Fantastic journey right through the tournament, every clinching some matches from impossible situations and Culminating in an emphatic victory in the final…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 29, 2022
Congratulations @gujarat_titans , champions on debut. Well done Nehra Ji #HardikPandya
— RAMESH POWAR (@imrameshpowar) May 29, 2022
